The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 276

Brooks stood next to Evelyn, watching her with a mix of tenderness and genuine concern. He hadn't mentioned to Evelyn that he'd looked into the mystery surrounding Charlie and Sandy's kidney donors. However, any trace of

information had been deliberately wiped clean. There was only one person who could pull off something like that-Charles. He was hell-bent on protecting Dahlia, come what may.

Evelyn finally stopped when she was about to collapse from exhaustion, and a bit of the gloom clouding her heart started to lift. "Brooks, it's getting late. We should head back," she said, noticing it was nearly eleven.

"Okay," Brooks replied, taking her hand again as they left the indoor amusement park and headed back to the car. While he buckled Evelyn's seatbelt, he noticed a hint of sadness still lingering in her eyes. Worried about leaving her alone, he gently asked, "How about staying over at my place tonight?"

"What?" Evelyn turned to him, clearly surprised.

mouth, he realized how they might be taken the wrong way. Panic hit him as he met Evelyn's gaze. The last thing he wanted was for her to think his intentions were anything but genuine. Quickly, he stumbled over his words, "Evelyn, I didn't mean it like that. I have no ulterior motives... Well, I do care about

know you're just worried about me," Evelyn cut him off with

she hadn't taken it the wrong way, but he couldn't help but feel embarrassed by his own reaction. Usually cool and collected, he found himself losing his composure around Evelyn more often than not. Trying to mask his discomfort, he cleared his throat and offered, "Would you

have been too forward. To Evelyn, he was just someone who'd helped her out a few times-someone

agreed, feeling worn out both physically and emotionally. She was also worried about running into Charles at Maple Garden and had

led Evelyn to the top floor, where the hotel manager was already waiting at the suite door. Despite his curiosity, the manager kept his eyes forward as he handed Brooks the key card, knowing this was the first time Brooks had brought

so call me if you

Evelyn the key card without stepping

she replied,